Disappointment and the optimal insurance contract

GENEVA Risk and Insurance Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 258-284

  Huang, Rachel J ^a,c   Shih, Pai Ta ^b   Tzeng, Larry Y ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

coinsurance; deductible; disappointment; optimal insurance contract

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865784838     PISSN: 1554964X     EISSN: 15549658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/grir.2012.2     Document Type: Review

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